Massage for People Living with Cancer   A Basic Training Course for Massage Practitioners and Students, Bodyworkers, and Other Professional Touch Therapists by Gayle MacDonald   Instructors: OMEA staff

Course Description  Comfort-oriented massage or touch can be administered to people with cancer regardless of the severity of their condition. The purpose of this class is to train touch therapists in the basics of oncology massage. The experience derived from this training will create newfound confidence in bodyworkers about working with clients, particularly private practice clients, who have cancer or are recovering from it. Therapists who focus on hospice and hospital work will also find this course to be valuable for their special needs patients.  More...

 

Massage for the Chemotherapy Infusion Patient   Instructors: Annette Lovett and                          Gayle MacDonald

 

Course Description  This course is conducted in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). It gives massage therapists hands-on experience in a clinical setting with patients receiving treatment in a chemotherapy infusion unit. Therapists will work in two different infusion clinics, hematology malignancies and a medical oncology infusion unit that also sees patients in treatment for such conditions as MS, rheumatoid rheumatoid arthritis, and anemia. There will be 24 contact hours with the massage staff that includes instruction and supervision. Nursing staff will also oversee the therapists during their shifts at the clinics. therapists will perform 12, three-hour shifts on a weekly basis.   More... 

Massage in the Oncology Setting   A Six-day Hospital Intensive by Gayle MacDonald   Instructors: Gayle MacDonald and                           Annette Lovett

 

Course Description  Comfort-oriented massage or touch can be administered to people with cancer regardless of the severity of their condition. In this course, participants will have the opportunity to apply their massage skills with in- and out-patients receiving treatment for cancer. Massage will be given to people before, during, and after chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, and surgical and diagnostic procedures. Therapists will have a chance to use massage to support family caregivers and nurses as well.   More...

 

Gentle Scar Tissue Mobilization Techniques for the Post-Mastectomy and Radiation Treatment Client   A Course for Massage Therapists and Nurses, by Jamie Elswick   Instructor: Jamie Elswick, BSc, LMT

 

Course Description  Many breast cancer survivors experience pain, lymphedema, reduced range of motion, and even frozen shoulder after treatment. This course focuses on understanding the basic effects of surgery and radiation on the tissues and how scar tissue mobilization can restore healthy functioning to the fascial/musculo-skeletal system. The Lauren Berry Method of Corrective Massage™ will be used to address both the treated area and compensatory areas of soft tissue.  More...

	Mentoring in the Basics of Oncology Massage Instructors: OMEA staff

 

Course Description  This class is designed to systematically mentor therapists who have completed Massage for People Living with Cancer as they take this work back into practice with their own clients who have been affected by cancer. Therapists will work in a group of other practitioners with one of the MPLWC instructors as mentor. Mentoring will take place through case history write-ups and group interactions, mostly via email and occasionally the telephone. Therapists will receive one-on-one coaching as well as mentoring through a group process.  More...

 

 

 

 

 

Refresh, Renew and Review of Massage for People Living with Cancer   Instructors: OMEA staff

 

Course Description  This is a one-day class for those who have taken Massage for People Living with Cancer (MPLWC). The day will be spent reviewing key ideas and skills from MPLWC. Ample time will be made available for participants to ask questions that have arisen about clients since taking the 3-day foundational class, to explore case studies, and further their professional development as massage practitioners, and for therapists to reconnect with themselves and others.